T874R THERMOSTATS AND Q674L SUBBASES
OPERATION
 n   a  2 -h e a t th e rm o sta t,  th e  tw o  s ta g e s  o f  he a t  make 
s e q u e n tia lly  a s th e te m p e ra tu re  d ro ps.  Make re fe rs  to   th e  
m e rc u ry  s w itc h   in itia tin g  a  c a ll  fo r h ea t o r cool.
T he re   is  a b o u t  1°  F  (0 .6 °  C)  b e tw e en  s ta g e s  s o  th e s e c
o nd  s ta g e   m a k e s o n ly  w h e n  th e  firs t s ta g e ca n   n o t  h an dle  
th e  lo a d .  T h e   1°  F  (0.6°  C)  is  re fe rre d  to a s th e  interstage 
differential
T he  lig h t e m ittin g  d io d e s   (L E D )  o n  the   s u b b a se   lig h t w h e n  
so m e th in g  s p e c ific  h a p p e n s w ith in  th e  s ys te m .  W h e n  an 
LE D   lig hts,  re fe r to  th is  list fo r the   m ea nin g:
E M .  H T.:  E m e rg e n c y  h ea t  is o pe ra tin g.  T h e  c o m p re s 
s o r  h as   fa ile d ,  a n d th e   h ea t  p um p   is n ot o pe ra tin g. 
L E D   lig hts  w h e n  s ys te m   sw itc h   is  p la ce d in th e  
E M .H T .  p o sitio n  b y  th e   h o m e o w n e r.
A U X .H T .: A u xilia ry  h ea t  is o p e ra tin g,  w h ic h   m e a n s the 
w e a th e r is so   c o ld  th a t th e   he a t  p um p  c an no t  h an dle  
th e  lo ad.
C H E C K :  S y s te m   n e e d s  to   be  c he ck ed .  S e e  h e a tin g 
s y s-te m   in s tru ctio n s  fo r s p e cific  m e an in g.
N T E :  L E D s  a re   n o t fie ld  re p la ce a ble  o r a dd a b le .
®)  RECYCLING NOTICE
T h is c o ntro l c o nta in s  m e rcury  in a  s e a le d  tube.  D o no t  
pla ce  co ntro l in the tra sh a t the end  o f its u se ful  life.
If th is  c o n tro l  is  re p la c in g  a  c o ntro l  th a t c on ta in s  
m e r-c u ry  in a  s e a le d   tu be ,  d o  notp la ce  y o u r o ld 
co ntro l  in  th e  tra sh .
C o n ta ct y o ur lo cal w a s te   m a n a g e m e n t a u th o rity  fo r 
in s tru c tio ns   re ga rd in g   re c y clin g  a n d th e   p ro pe r 
d is po sa l  of th is c o ntro l,  o r o f a n  o ld   c o ntro l 
co n ta in in g  m e rc u ry  in a  s e a le d   tub e .
INSTALLATION
When Installing this Product...
1.  R e ad   th e s e   in s tru ctio n s  c a re fu lly .  F a ilu re  to  fo llo w  
th e m   c o u ld  d am a g e   th e  p ro d u ct o r c a u s e   a  h az a rd 
o u s  c o nd itio n.
2.  C h e ck  th e  ra tin g s  g iv e n  in  th e   in s tru ctio n s  a nd  on 
th e  p ro du ct to   m a k e su re   th e   pro d u ct  is s u ita b le  for 
y o u r a p p lic a tio n.
3.  In sta lle r m u st  be a  tra in ed ,  e x p e rie n ce d  s erv ic e  
te c h n ic ia n .
4 .  A fte r in sta lla tio n   is co m p le te ,  c h e c k  o u t p ro du ct 
o pe ra tio n  a s p ro vid e d   in th e se   in stru ctio n s.
A  CAUTION
1.  D is co n ne ct  p o w e r s u p p ly  to   p re v e n t e le ctrica l 
s h o c k o r e q u ip m e n t d a m a ge .
2.  T o  p re v e n t in te rfe re n c e  w ith  th e th e rm o sta t 
lin ka g e ,  k e ep  w ire   le n gth  to  a  m in im u m  and  
ru n w ire s  a s  c lo se  a s   p os s ib le  to  th e s u bb ase .
3.  P u s h  e x c e s s w ire   b a c k in to  th e   ho le   a nd   plug 
h o le  to   pre ve n t d ra fts  fro m  a ffe ctin g  th e rm o 
s ta t o pe ra tio n .
4.  D o  not o v ertig h te n  th e rm o sta t c a p tiv e  
m o u n tin g  s cre w s   b e c a u se  d a m a g e  to 
s u b b as e  th re a d s  c a n   result.
5.  D o  not s h o rt a c ro s s  coil  te rm in a ls  o n  h ea tin g 
re la y  o r g a s v a lv e .  T h is  ca n   burn  o u t th e  
th e rm o s ta t  h ea t a ntic ip a to r.
6.  N e v e r  in sta ll  m o re  th a n  o ne  w ire   p e r te rm in al 
u nle ss fa cto ry -s u p p lie d  ju m p e r w ith  sp ad e 
te rm in a ls  is  u s e d .
IMPORTANT
Thermostats are calibrated at the factor  using 
subbase mounted at true level  Inaccurate 
subbase leveling causes the actual temperature 
to deviate from the setpoint temperature.
Location
In sta ll  th e  th e rm o s ta t a b o u t 5 ft  (1 .5 m )  a b o v e  th e   flo o r in 
a n a re a  w ith  g o o d  a ir c irc u la tio n   a t a ve ra g e  te m p e ra tu re . 
D o   n o t  in sta ll th e th e rm o sta t w h e re   it c a n   be a ffe c te d  by:
—   d ra fts  o r d e a d  s p ots  b e h in d d o o rs  a nd   in co rn ers .
—   h o t o r c o ld   a ir fro m   du c ts .
—   ra d ia nt  he a t fro m  su n  o r a pp lia n ce s .
—   c o n ce ale d   p ip e s a n d  ch im n eys .
—   u n h e a te d  (u n c oo le d)  a re a s s u c h  a s  an  o uts id e  w a ll 
b eh in d th e  th erm o sta t.
Mounting The Subbase
T he  th e rm o sta t s u b b a se  c an   be  m o u n te d o n  a  v e rtic a l 
o u tle t  b ox ,  h oriz o n ta l  o u tle t  b o x o r d ire c tly  on   th e  w a ll.
1.  If y ou   m u st  m o u n t th e  s u bb a s e  o n  a  v e rtic a l  o utle t 
box,  o rd e r  H o ne y w e ll  1 93 12 1A  A d a p te r A s s em b ly . 
S e e   Fig.  1.  T h e  a s s e m b ly  in clu d e s a n  a d a pte r  ring, 
tw o  s cre w s  a n d  a  c o ve r p la te  to   c o v e r  m a rk s  o n th e  
w a ll.  Insta ll  th e   rin g  a nd   c o ve r p la te   on  th e  v e rtic a l 
o u tle t  b ox.
F o r a  w a ll  in sta lla tio n ,  h o ld  s u b b a s e   in  p o sitio n  a nd  
m a rk  h o le s  fo r a n c h ors .  S e e   F ig.  2.  b ta in  w a ll 
a n c h o rs  lo c a lly.  B e ca re fu l  th a t th e  w ire s d o   n ot fall 
b ac k  in to   th e  w a ll  o p en in g.  S e t a s id e  s u bb a se .  D rill 
tw o  3 /1 6   in.  (5   m m )  h ole s a n d  g e n tly  ta p   an ch o rs  
in to  the   h ole s   u n til flu sh  w ith  th e w a ll.
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